On sites such as Medium, it can seem overwhelming when trying to write your material and keep up with your followers’ submissions at the same time. …

It is hard to live next door to a flagpole on windy nights. The wind picks up, and the flag and its pole will not keep still. I cannot stay asleep at night. And my bedroom is one of the closest to our complex’s flagpole (I have an upstairs neighbor). …

What bugs me about writing is the difference between it and speech. When we write in the same way we speak, editors infer wrong tones, and PC Police accuse us of being bigots. Then when we talk in the same way we write, others ridicule us for being intimidating and…

The funny thing about announcing your upcoming knee replacement surgery is all the advice others believe you need to receive. And I happen to live in an age-restricted apartment complex full of seniors who have already had knee replacements. …

A project is an extensive undertaking that is complicated, devised, or planned, using considerable money, personnel, and equipment. Low-income housing is “generically, any housing that is limited to occupancy by persons whose family income does not exceed certain preset maximum levels.” The Census Bureau defines “family” as a group of…

Merriam-Webster defines reciprocity as: “a situation or relationship in which two people or groups agree to do something similar for each other, to allow each other to have the same rights, etc.: a reciprocal arrangement or relationship.” …

Yesterday morning I went to see my new dermatologist about a condition on the bottoms of my feet. This condition has been ongoing since 2002, and doctors have diagnosed it as staphylococcus, athlete’s foot, psoriasis, and allergic contact dermatitis. And which the doctor chooses depends upon that doctor’s specialty. Those…

I live in a village in Upstate New York, and there is a pond less than a mile from my home. A few weeks before Christmas, village officials decided to put a fountain in the pond. It was a pretty fountain that changed colors at night, and everyone loved it…

I am going, to be honest with everyone right from the start. …